Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-11
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIEs.

Mrs. Henry Wood, the novelist, is dead,
aged 81 years.
There are twenty-four applicants for the
Oakland Postmastership.
The new treaty with China will not be
sent to the Senate for two weeks.
The President has approved the army ap-
preparation and immediate transportation
bills.
The Serpette Oil Soap Mandatory at
Nantes, France, was destroyed by fire, in
volving loss of 100000.
w. Moll fatally shot his wife and caused
the death of their young babe, near Bowl
der, Col, on Monday night.
The Senate has passed the bill prohibit
ing off-shore. mackerel fishing during the
spawning season by vote of "a TO IL.
A fight between a Sheriff S posse and
some Navajo Indians resulted in the kill
ing of three white men and three Indians.
A general outbreak is feared.
The trial of Ben Arthur, charged with
the murder of George Erickson, came to an
end at Weaverville on Wednesday. The
verdict of the jury was " not guilty"
Judge Belden has ordered a peremptory
writ of mandate to compel Controller Dunn
to audit the claims for the compensation
of the Trustees for the Hospital for the
Chronic Insane.
Ice in the Shiawasso river, Michigan, has
jammed below Main street bridge and the
water, already high, is rising gradually.
All factories along the river have been
| obliged to close.
An urgent whip has been sent to all Tory
and Liberal Union members of the Com
| har to a on hand
vote against ParnelFs amendment to the
address in reply to the Queens speech.
The German steamers for Australia will
| hereafter call at Colombo instead of Chagos,
thus forming direct connection between
Germany and India 1t is anticipated that
German trade will be greatly benefited.
E. L. Mclaughlin, a printer who about a
| month ago, while drunk, drove horse to
death and after putting up bail deposit
| left to escape punishment, has been appre-
hended in San Diego, and will be brought
to Los Angeles for trial.
Lulu Hurst who at one time possessed
such marvellous magnetic strength, was
married at Chicago, TO Paul NJ. Atkinson,
who acted as her manager al the exhibition.
Since Miss Hursts wonderful powers de-
serted her she has attended school, and
graduated in December.
1t is rumored at st. Petersburg that one
of the cadets at the military school, a we'll
known and highly prince, has COM
mitted suicide, in consequence of the dis
covery of his completely in plot against
the Government. A number of students
who were leaders in the plot have been ar
rested, together with several naval officers.
Several wild bulls broke loose while be-
ing driven through the City of Mexico, and
killed number of persons. The bulls
were of the famous Atenco breed, and were
destined to be used in the coming bullfght.
Two of them entered the courtyard of the
National Palace and were shot down by
soldiers. The affair created much excite
ment.
l. The New York Stnr'S London cablegram
says: Germany, according to a dispatch
from Berlin, has asked France for a formal
declaration of neutrality in the event of a
war in the East. In Downing street the
statement is partly confirmed. The COM
munication, however, was unofficial and
put in the way of a suggestion leading
| up to a friendly understanding between
France and Germany. The whole situation
points to the East as the probable first
scene of warlike operations.